Time to perforation for button batteries lodged in the esophagus.

Soto, Pelayia H; Reid, Nicole E; Litovitz, Toby L

Soto, Pelayia H; Reid, Nicole E; Litovitz, Toby L.

Affiliation

Soto PH; National Capital Poison Center, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Reid NE; National Capital Poison Center, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Litovitz TL; National Capital Poison Center, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: toby@poison.org.

Am J Emerg Med ; 37(5): 805-809, 2019 05.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30054113

Subject(s)

Anti-Ulcer Agents/therapeutic use; Electric Power Supplies/adverse effects; Esophageal Perforation/mortality; Foreign Bodies/mortality; Honey; Sucralfate/therapeutic use; Apitherapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Esophageal Perforation/diagnosis; Humans; Infant; Lithium/adverse effects; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors

Key words

Button battery; Esophageal injury; Esophageal perforation; Foreign body ingestion

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Electric Power Supplies / Sucralfate / Esophageal Perforation / Foreign Bodies / Honey / Anti-Ulcer Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Language: En Year: 2019 Type: Article

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